Horror movie reviews artfully conducted by four classy broads and one token dude.

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302 | Passenger

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 34min
Directed by André Øvredal
Written by Zachary Donohue and T.W. Burgess
Stars: Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell and Melissa Leo
Released in US theaters May 22, 2026
RT: 44% critics / 52% audience
Synopsis

Tyler and Maddie have just moved out of their Brooklyn apartment and into a converted van with a plan to live on the road. When they witness a deadly crash they find they’ve picked up another rider - a spooooooky one.

Join us again in two weeks when we’ll be reviewing buzzy new film Obsession, currently in theaters.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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The Bloodlust 4/27/26 The Bloodlust 4/27/26

300 | WiH 300th Episode Spectacular

Look, it’s our faces! Can you believe it??

This Episode’s Movies

Prevenge

Rated TV-MA
Runtime: 1hr 28min
Written & Directed by Alice Lowe
Stars: Alice Lowe, Dan Renton Skinner and Jo Hartley
Premiered at Venice Film Festival September 1, 2016
Released in US (streaming) March 24, 2017
RT: 92% critics / 53% audience
Synopsis

Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant and is being persuaded by her unborn child to exact revenge on the people she deems responsible for her husband’s death.

The Stylist

Unrated

Runtime: 1hr 45min
Directed by Jill Gevargizian
Written by Jill Gevargizian, Eric Havens and Eric Stolze
Stars: Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant and Jennifer Seward
Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 26, 2020
Released in US (streaming) March 1, 2021
RT: 93% critics / 42% audience
Synopsis
Claire is a lonely, awkward hair stylist who occasionally scalps her clients and has a dungeon dressing room full of her grisly wigs. When a bride-to-be invites her into her circle of friends, Claire is thrilled. Unfortunately, she’s just too weird to not screw it up.

Huesera: The Bone Woman

Not Rated
Runtime: 1hr 37min
Directed by Michelle Garza Cervera
Written by Michelle Garza Cervera and Abia Castillo
Stars: Natalia Solián, Alfonso Dosal and Mayra Batalla
Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival June 9, 2022
Released in US (limited) February 10, 2023
RT: 97% critics / 65% audience
Synopsis
Valeria and her husband Raul have been trying to conceive and are delighted to find that they have succeeded. However, Valeria soon begins having second thoughts. She used to be a riot grrrl with a girlfriend, how did she let herself become so square? Oh yeah, and some kind of evil spirit with bad joints is stalking her.

Join us in two weeks when we’ll be reviewing Hokum, opening in theaters May 1.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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299 | undertone

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 34min
Written & Directed by Ian Tuason
Stars: Nina Kiri, Michèle Duquet and Adam DiMarco
Released in US theaters March 6, 2026
RT: 59% critics / 73% audience
Synopsis

Evy is the skeptical host of a paranormal podcast who moves back into her childhood home to care for her dying mother. When a listener sends in a collection of audio recordings made by a pregnant couple experiencing possible paranormal activity, she begins to suspect that they were not sent to her merely because of her podcast but because she is somehow tied into the events.

Horror Homework

This episode:

Ganja & Hess - 1973 - Bill Gunn - Kanopy, Criterion, Hoopla
Tales from the Hood - 1995 - Rusty Cundieff - Starz or rental

Next time:

Prevenge - 2016 - Alice Lowe - Netflix, Hoopla, Shudder
The Stylist - 2020 - Jill Gevargizian - rental
Huesera: The Bone Woman - 2022 - Michelle Garza Cervera - Shudder

Join us again in two weeks for a special video edition of our 300th episode! We’ll be discussing the three Horror Homework movies above and answering listener questions, so if you have a burning question for us, let us know!

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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251 | Late Night with the Devil

Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 33min
Written & Directed by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes
Stars: David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon and Ian Bliss
Premiered at South by Southwest March 10, 2023
Released in theaters March 22, 2024
RT: 97% critics / 81% audience

Synopsis

A late-night talk show attempts to grab big ratings during sweeps week with a paranormal-themed Halloween episode, which ends up taking a sinister turn

Join us next time when we'll review Double Blind, now streaming on Prime.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/